Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881


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The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge launched its first publication in 1845. It has been a mainstay of popular science with in depth articles across a broad spectrum of scientific fields. In this supplement are short articles ranging through such topics as Seyfferth's Pyrometer, Organic Matter in Sea-Water, On the Composition of Elephants' Milk, and Economy of the Electric Light.
- Summary by Larry Wilson (5 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Alcohol in Nature--Its Presence in the Earth, Water, and Atmosphere 6:53 Read by Larry Wilson
Detection of Alcohol in Transparent Soaps 2:25 Read by Larry Wilson
On the Calorific Power of Fuel, and on Thompson's Calorimeter 25:18 Read by Lauren Fontaine
Explosion as an Unknown Fire Hazard 20:40 Read by Lauren Fontaine
Carbon.--Symbol C.--Combining Weight 12 13:23 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Seyfferth's Pyrometer 7:50 Read by John D. Parker
Manufacturers' Soaps and Their Production 11:28 Read by John D. Parker
The Preparation of Perfume Pomades 2:44 Read by BettyB
Organic Matter in Sea-Water / Bacteria Life 6:09 Read by BettyB
On the Composition of Elephants' Milk 12:45 Read by Stacey Malcolm
The Chemical Composition of Rice, Maize, and Barley 7:36 Read by Lauren Fontaine
Petroleum Oils / Composition of the Petroleum of the Caucasus 17:36 Read by Goldenco
Notes on Cananga Oil or Ilang-Ilang Oil 13:33 Read by Rapunzelina
Chian Turpentine 5:58 Read by KenK
On the Change of Volume Which Accompanies the Galvanic Deposition of a Metal 7:11 Read by KenK
Analyses of Rice Soils from Burmah 5:43 Read by Larry Wilson
Dry Air Refrigerating Machine 7:07 Read by KenK
Thomas's Improved Steam Wheel 4:02 Read by mleigh
The American Society of Civil Engineers, Address of the President 19:00 Read by Jonathan Pruett
Delicate Scientific Instruments 26:49 Read by quartertone
The Future Development of Electrical Appliances 9:35 Read by mleigh
Rate of Production of Heat, Calculated in the Shape of Horse-Power 14:53 Read by Rapunzelina
Researches on the Radiant Matter of Crookes and the Mechanical Theory of Electr… 4:33 Read by KenK
Economy of the Electric Light 9:52 Read by Availle
On the Space Protected by a Lightning-Conductor 10:27 Read by Jonathan Pruett
Photo-Electricity of Fluor-Spar Crystals / The Aurora Borealis and Telegraph Ca… 7:29 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Photographic Image: What It Is 12:47 Read by Piotr Nater
Gelatine Transparencies for the Lantern 9:34 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
An Integrating Machine 8:40 Read by John D. Parker
Upon a Modification of Wheatstone's Microphone and Its Applicability to Radioph… 6:25 Read by Larry Wilson

Reviews

Sciece and America are both Raycyst


(4 stars)

We need to ban science, and america